IF proof were ever needed that Scots is a distinct language from English then one Conservative MP’s attempt to recite Robert Burns in the House of Commons could surely be used as a prime example.
During an exchange with SNP MP Deidre Brock, leader of the House of Commons and former candidate for prime minister Penny Mordaunt reached for the words of Scotland’s bard in an ill-advised attempt to appear versed in Scottish culture.
Brock had asked Mordaunt why several pieces of UK Government legislation were stuck in “parliamentary purgatory” with little progress being made in terms of scrutiny from MPs.
